Connecter for bed sections



Dec. 31, 1929,.

M. FOX 1,742,139

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Patented Dec. 31, 1929 PATENT" OFFICE imam FOX, or cmo eo, ILLInoIs, assrenon 'r'o THE snne COMPANY, or onxo'neo,

i n ILLINOIS oomvncrnn non BED snorrons Application filedfieptember 12, 1928. Serial No. 305,505.

cupyingaminimum of space in a salesroom;

Thermain object' ofmy invention is to pro- Vide short connectors for the head and foot wsectionsofa bed that will engage the memfHbGI'SQf w- GOIIWGHtlOIlaI type of rail fastener carried by each section, and which will serve ,;to clamp the head and foot sections securely firmiy together in; a compact unit'that mayabe readily moved or shifted without f disturbing the upright appearance of either one of-"the bed sect-ions j j A further objectlof my invention is to provide a detachable connector of this character that can be easily and quickly applied, and is of strong durable construction to increase its Lusefulness in connection withthe exhibition 01: bed sections in a .salesroom.

Withjtheseprincipal objects in view my in- ;fvention consists inproviding a short rail enr gaging the fastenings" of thenbed sections, 5 clamping members rsl-idable on said rail against the inner sides of said bed sections to, maintain them in firm :upright position,

and toggle levers cooperating "with the rail I and clamping members,all ashereinafter described and claimed.

,f Figure l isalside elevation showing the aplplicationof the connecter. I, j i j i ljE-ig; 2 isan enlarged view of the connecter,

the adjoiningxparts of the bed being in section. a r a i ;Fig.,3 is adetail view, of the conneoter with slidable clampingplates retracted.

, {Fig. tis longitudinal sectional view on the line-A 141 -oflFig. 3, and

so narily employed in connecting theregular Fig. 5 is, a detail viewof the short raj side rails to the foot and head sections 13 and 14 of the bed, the hooks 11 corresponding with the hooks at the ends of the side rails and the bed sections being formed with recesses 15 across which the aforesaid pin extends. The short rail is in the form of a plate and in order to cooperate with the slidable members and operating means hereinafter described, said plate is offset near each end, as at 10*, and is provided centrally with spaced apart slots 16 16, as well as with an apertured projection 17 stamped outwardly from the lower edge thereof. In association with this short connecting rail I employ a pair of clamping plates or members 18 18 which lie against the center portion ofsaid rail and at their outer ends are provided with lateral flanges 19 adapted to bear against theinner sides of the bed sections and are provided with vertical slots 20 through which the hook-ends of the rail pass, and for the purpose of movingsaid clamping members against the bed sections they are connected by toggle levers 21 21, the

pivot pins 22 passing through the slots 16 in the rails and said levers'connected together by a pivot pin 23, whereby the clamping members are moved toward and from each other by changing the angle of the levers with rea spect to each other, as will be understood.

Suitable means may be provided for moving the levers 21 to clamp the platesor members 18 against the bed sections when the hooks of j the short rail 10 are in engagement with the cross pins 12, and for locking the levers when said plates or members are in this position to stabilize the uprightposition of the bedsections, the preferred form of lever operating mechanism consisting of a rod 24 connected to pivot pin 23 and passing downwardly through the apertured projection 17 ofthe rail with a thumb-nut 25 threaded on the outer end thereof to bear against the underside of said projection when the thumb-nut is screwed on the rod to separate the clamping plates orclamp them against the bed sections, as shown in Fig. 2. For the purpose of moving the rod and levers upward and bringing a the clamping plates towards each other, as

the rod to be interposed between a shoulder 27 on said rod and the upper side of the aforementioned projection 17.

The connecter is used for supporting the head and foot sections of a bed in close proximity to each other for exhibition purposes and to economize space in a salesroom, leaving sufficient space between them so the general design of bed as well as appearance of the same may be viewed, and consequently the spacing of said sections depends on the length of the short rail section 10, and the extent of clamping surfaces of plates 18 likewise depends on the length of said plates, and of course these measurements may be varied according to the size of bed for which the connecter is made, it being understood that one of the connecter-s is used at each side of the connected bed sections. In applying the connecter the plates are moved towards each other to loosely fit in between the bed sections when the hooks 11 at the ends of the rail 10 are engaged with the cross-pins 12, and then by simply turning the thumb-screw on the rod against the projection 17 on the rail the toggle levers 21 21 will be drawn downward forcing the clamping plates 18 apart to clamp against the inner sides of the bed sections to firmly hold them in perpendicular alinement nected thereto by pins passing through the aforesaid slots, laterally projecting flanges at the outer edges of said clamping plates adapted to engage the bed sections and having vertical openings through which the ends of the plate forming the rail pass; together with means for adjusting said clamping plates with respect to the bed sections.

2. A connecter for bed sections comprising a rail in the form of a spacing plate engaging at opposite ends the fastening members on said bed sections and having spaced apart slots therein, vertical clamping plates slidable on said rail against one side thereof, pins connected to the clamping plates and extending through the aforesaid slots, and lateral flanges at the outer edges of the clamping plates having openings through which the ends of the rail pass; together with. means connected to the pins and operating to force the plates against the inner sides of the bed sections.

3. A connecter for bed sections comprising a rail engaging the fastening means'on said bed sections, vertical clamping plates slidable on said rail, toggle levers connected to the clamping plates and to each other, and means for adjusting the toggle levers to clamp the plates against the inner sides of the bed sections.

4. A connecter for bed sections comprising a rail engaging the fastening means on said bed sections, vertical clamping plates slidable on said rail, toggle levers connected to the clamping plates and to each other, a rod mounted on the rail and connected to said toggle levers, and means for adjusting the rod with respect to the rail to operating the clamping plates.

5. A connecter for bed sections comprising a rail engaging the fastening means on said bed sections, vertical clamping plates slidable on said rail, toggle levers connected to the clamping plates and to each other, a rod mounted on the rail and connected to said toggle levers, means for drawing on the rod in one direction to clamp the plates against the inner sides of the bed sections, and a spring acting to move the rod and levers in the other direction.

6. A connecter for bed sections comprising a rail engaging the fastening means on said sections, vertical clamping plates slidable on said rail, toggle levers connected to the clamping plates and to each other, a rod mounted on the rail and connected to said toggle levers, and a nut threaded on the rod and bearing againstthe rail to, draw the toggle levers in one direction to clamp the plates against theinner sides of the bed sections.

7. A connecter for bed sections comprising a rail engaging the fastening means on said sections, vertical clamping plates slidable on said rail, toggle levers connected to the clamping plates and to each other, a rod mounted on the rail and connected to said toggle levers, a nut threaded on the rod and bearing against the rail to draw the toggle levers in one direction to clamp the plates against the inner, sides of the bed sections, and a spring actuating the rod in the other direction when the nut is loosened.

8. A connecter for bed sections comprising a rail in the form of a plate engaging the fastening means on said bed sections and having spaced apart slots therein, vertical clamping plates slidable on said rail and havinglaterally projecting flanges at their outer edges, said plates being connected to the rail by pins passing through the aforesaid slots, toggle levers connectedto said pins and to each other, a rod connected to the toggle levers and passing through a projection on the rail, and a nut threaded on the outer end of the rod against said projection to draw the toggle levers in one direction to clamp the plates against the sides of the bed sections.

9. A connecter for bed section's comprising a rail in the form of a plate engaging the fastening means on said bed sections and having spaced apart slots therein, vertical clamping plates slidable on said rail and having laterally projecting flanges at their outer edges, said plates being connected to the rail by pins passing through the aforesaid slots, toggle levers connected to said pins and to' each other, a rod connected to the toggle levers and passing through a projection on the rail, a nut threaded on the outer end of the rod against said projection to draw the toggle levers in one direction to clamp the plates against the sides of the bed sections, and a spring interposed between a shoulder on the rod and the aforesaid projection on the rail for actuating the rod and togglelevers When the nut is loosened.

MARTIN FOX. 

